Roosevelt May Visit State In Fall To Talk
Richmond Indiana July 6 Edward H Harris and W C Bailey of the Young Men's Business Club asked Theodore Roosevelt to attend the Wayne county centennial in October. Roosevelt welcomed the invitation, said he would decide after talks with Senator Beveridge and W D Foulke, and noted he can spend only one day in Indiana that fall.
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Sun
Richmond
Ind
Edward H. Harris
W. C. Bailey
Young Men's Business Clu
Theodore Roosevelt
Outlook Office
New York City
Wayne County
Roosevelt
Harris
Beveridge
W. D. Foulke
Civil Service
Bailey
Mr. Foulke
Mr. Rosevelt
Big Stick
Indiana Republicans Eye Sagamore Hill Talks With Roosevelt
Indiana Republicans report visits from sister states at Sagamore Hill Oyster Bay where Colonel Roosevelt meets prominent national figures. Outlook holds that Roosevelt will soon call on Hoosier advisers, with Beveridge among likely participants as Indiana eyes his influence on the progressive Republican cause.
Beveridge Strong In Tenth In Indiana Speech
Daniel Frazer of Fowler Indiana, former Indiana Bar president, told the Denison attorneys convention that Beveridge has full party confidence and broad support in the Tenth district. He cited Crumpacker's tariff votes as progressive and the likelihood of a large GOP majority over Democrat John Peterson of Crown Point.
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Frazer
Fowler
Beveridge
Tenth Congressional District
Daniel Frazer
Ind
Indiana Bar Association
Denison
Edgar D. Crampacker
Crumpacker
Crumpnacker
House
Crimpacker
John Peterson
Crown Point
Peterson
Gary
Bena Wu
Wood
Governor Debates Fight Picture Ban In Indiana
Governor Marshall backs possible action to stop Jeffries Johnson fight pictures but defers to legal counsel Burt New to determine lawful authority. He favors avoiding an executive order, suggesting city mayors and police chiefs should handle displays where shown. He aims to act within strict legal limits and reduce potential trouble.
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Indiana
Wm. C. Shaw
Boston
United Society of Christian Endeavorers
Gov. Marshall
Burt New
Dozen Cities Act in Barring Pictures on First Request
Boston reports a wide protest movement against showing the Johnson Jeffries fight moving pictures. The United Society of Christian Endeavor mobilizes church groups to ban the pictures, with cities and states already enforcing prohibitions and more to follow. Officials nationwide and abroad are urged to act, citing risks of violence and moral harm to youth.
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Boston
William Shaw
United Society of Christian Endeavor
Shaw
Baltimore
Atlanta
Washington
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Lincoln
Neb
Detroit
Denver
Johannesburg
South Africa
Louisville
Iowa
Virginia
Georgia
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Erie
Albany
New Orleans
Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Johnson
Developed en Route Car New York July 6 Film Fight
The Jeffries Johnson fight films are being developed en route from Reno to New York. American Vitagraph will decide how to handle opposition once the movies arrive Friday. J S Blackton oversees production, with company president William T. Rock, who bought the rights from the fighters.
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New York
Jeffries-Johnson
Reno
American Vitagraph Company
J. S. Blackton
Wm. T. Rock
Americans as Trustees of White Supremacy, Says London Press
London newspapers deplore United States race riots after the Jeffries Johnson fight and offer cautious excuses. The Even ing Globe notes sympathy for whites over blacks amid lynching fears, asserting Americans are trustees of white predominance and will uphold that trust.
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London
Jeffries-Johnnson
United States
Evening Globe
New York City
Johnson
Fort Wayne Mayor Says He Won't Block Display
Fort Wayne Indiana July 6 Mayor Joene Grice announced he will not attempt to prevent the display of fight pictures in the city. The statement came amid debate over whether graphic depictions should be shown in public venues. Local officials consider the issue a matter of public interest and freedom of press.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Joene Grice
This. S
Pennsylvania Employees Vote Now on Strike
Pennsylvania lines west begin a vote on a wage increase from 5 to 20 percent. The action mirrors conductors and trainmen on the eastern routes. Over 6,700 trainmen conductors and yardmen are involved. result anticipated July 12 as Pennsylvania Rail Road defends its higher pay levels.
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Pennsylvania Lines West
Ern and Western Systems
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cloakmakers Strike Shuts Down New York Shops
New York July 6 The cloakmakers union began a strike after an executive committee order. By night leaders say about 30,000 will have been called out. The 45 member committee toured shops seeking recognition, higher pay, and better conditions. In the first hour over 2,500 quit work.
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New York
Man Cuts Wrist for Sympathy as Work Appeal
Harry South, a barber on 413 Washington Street, found a man named James Smith in a tub with bloodied water after a wrist cut intended to solicit sympathy for work. Police and bicycle officers responded. Smith admitted the act, said the cut was shallow, and carried a hyperdermic syringe and a note predicting societal awakening and pity for the unfortunates.
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Harry South
Washington Street
Trimpe
Rucker
James Smith
Woman uses hatpin in fight with bull
Mrs. Thomas Douglas was fatally injured in Fulton Missouri when she battled a vicious Jersey bull Tuesday. She used a hatpin as her weapon to gouge the animal’s eyes and fought to stay on her feet until help arrived. the bull was nearly blinded and Douglas died from her injuries.
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Fulton, Mo
Thomas Douglas
Best Speller Is Girl of 14 in Oklahoma
Ma later, Okla July 6 Bessie Oliver 14 of McAlester won the state spelling bee at Oklahoma City when her rival failed on laudanum After a 2 000 word list the two girls and another contestant spelled all remaining words Then twenty more words were given one by one and both succeeded The winner represents the state at the National Educational Association meeting now in session
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Malester
Okla
Bessie Oliver
McAlester
Oklahoma City
Misa Oliver
National Educational Association
Traction Fight Seen Within Indiana Bounds
Rival factions in Indiana and Illinois push to buy the Ben Hur Traction line as a prelude to a through Indianapolis to St Louis and possibly Chicago route. McGowan interests oppose McKinley bid while McKinley seeks to consolidate a southern Illinois network into Indiana with efforts to complete cross state and cross city connections.
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Southern Illinois Traction Lnes
Indianapolis
St. Louis
McKinley
Chicago
Illnois
Crawfordsville
Ind
McKinley Syndicate
McGowan
Coatless worship shocks Wisconsin church crowd
In Waushara County Wisconsin at First Presbyterian church a sermon's ad invited men to attend without coats. The morning service drew only one bold male attendee while women reacted with shock.
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Wausal
Wis
First Presbyterian Church
Railway watchman Gottlieb Mayer retires on pension
Gottlieb Mayer, 70, of 520 E Michigan street, after 19 years as a Big Four railroad watchman, is discharged from service and awarded a 30 cent monthly pension. He warned of track dangers, saved many lives, and, though infirm, continues to seek suitable light duties while staying on the ground.
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Gottlieb Mayer
Michigan Street
Bonds Missing After Trust Boss Dickinson Death
Details before grand jury show $400000 in Southern Railway securities missing from Carnegie Trust. Charles Wellborn, owner of the bonds, sought return after Dickinson’s death amid alchemist Dr. Lange’s lab claims. Investigations note possible sale by Chapman & Co. and raise questions on Carnegie Trust Company officials. Dickinson’s cause of death linked to gas exposure from the alchemist pot, with coroner’s inquest attributing pneumonia.
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New York
Carnegie Trust Company
Grand Jury
Henry Twombly
Charles E. Wellorn
Wellborn
Carnegie Company
Charles Coulter Dickinson
Trust Company
C. W. Chapman & Co
Keener
Carnegis Company
Southern Railway
Reichman
Dickinson
Lange
Scranton
Saint Luke’s Hospital
Patrick J. Kieran
Fidelity Funding Company
Kieran
Garfield White schooner sinks near Ambrose Shoal
Three men and two boys, survivors of the two mast schooner Garfield White, were picked up after the vessel sprang a leak and sank seven miles east of Ambrose Channel. Weather was rough and the crew faced peril at sea.
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New York
Boy
Garfield White
Cushast
Girl Bound and Gagged in Room on East Henry Street
Miss Abbie Bower, 23, was found gagged and tied with a cord in her bed at 328 East Henry Street. Police locate no clew and note many paper backed novels in the room. stranger entry remains unsolved as nearby neighbors slept through the incident.
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Abbie Bower
al Croan
East Henry Street
Miss Bower
Miss Bowers
Httie
Fourth demands usual huge toll on Independence Day
Carefully collected and authentic reports on the casualties of America's Independence Day celebration show a total loss to date of 49 lives and a fire loss of $783,000. Four children were killed in Pittsburg, three in New York and two in Butte, Mont. In no other city was more than one killed. Nineteen hundred injuries are recorded, of which 400 at Philadelphia is the highest toll of any single city. Last year's celebration cost 215 lives.
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America
Pittsburg
New York
Butte
Mont
Philadelphia
Newport to host first US dirigible line in Rhode Island
Newport RI July 6 wealthy residents await a new air travel sensation a nonrigid dirigible airship line by Zodiac Dirigible Airship Co of New York The craft will operate from Newport to Rocky Point on calm days with trips about an hour and a charter rate possibly $500 per afternoon Recent aerodomes progress and high interest signal upcoming trials and regular service plans
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America
Stewart Davis
Zodiac Dirigible Airship Company of
New York
Rocky Point
Kincade Dies In Speedways Tragic Spin At Track
National racer Thomas Kincade was killed during a trial run at the Motor Speedway when his car left the course at about seventy five miles per hour. The car struck a high board fence. Kincade was crushed on impact and died instantly. News of the accident prompted ambulance and police response as witnesses described the fatal spin.
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The
Motor Speedway
Kincade
Triumph for Johnson Parade Blocked in Chicago
Chicago chief of police refused a permit for a homecoming parade for Jack Johnson. He warned race trouble could follow and said the city should not dignify the arrival with police escorts. Johnson supporters planned a noon gathering, brass band, cars, and a Michigan avenue procession toward his home on Wabasha Avenue.
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Chicago
Stewart
Jack Johnson
Johnson
Michigan Avenue
Wabasa Avenue
Four Hurt in Runaway Horse Near Hammond and Valparaiso
Four people were injured in a runaway incident between Hammond and Valparaiso as a horse became frightened while a girl rode a bicycle. Victims include architect Joseph Fortin of Chicago with a head cut and fractured nose, Alderman A. Z. Le Breque of Valparaiso with a leg fracture, his nephew Wilford Le Breque with head and shoulder injuries, and Mrs. Le Breque who was badly bruised.
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Hammond
Ind
Here
Valparaiso
Joseph Fortin
Chicago
A. Z. le Breque
Wilford le Breque
Boy Dies of Lockjaw From Fourth Wound
South Bend Indiana July 6 Frank Kardash 10 died of lockjaw this morning after a fourth wound, authorities report.
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Boy
South Bend
Ind
Frank Kardash
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